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SWEET
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 Posted - 09 Jul 2008 : 2:56:56 PM
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Hey guess this is my first topic in who knows how long. anyways i just got bk n im using the ****ty wireless optus. i was wondering wat all you guys are using and wats the best company to go with n good price? ta
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Posted - 09 Jul 2008 : 3:12:39 PM
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| I just use my big pond asdl! never had anytrouble with them . |
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Joogie
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Posted - 09 Jul 2008 : 6:14:32 PM
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| Iv just switched from wi-fi bigpond to wireless highspeed adsl with optus. is it crap sweet? |
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Posted - 09 Jul 2008 : 6:46:15 PM
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| yh joogie it is not fast enough for my liking ;) |
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V8VNCalais
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Posted - 09 Jul 2008 : 7:06:30 PM
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| rofl Im living in the stone age. dial up. independant provider. what more can you expect from 56k connection |
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Joogie
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Posted - 09 Jul 2008 : 8:15:30 PM
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| bummer! i got 20mps connection. those ****ers!!! oh well dont really have a choice |
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Posted - 09 Jul 2008 : 10:57:51 PM
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| so wats the fasters.. lol i dont get all those 56k n 20mps things |
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V8VNCalais
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Posted - 10 Jul 2008 : 12:10:34 PM
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I dont either but what I do understand is that they measure download speed at how much data your line can take at once from what I can gather K=thousand m = millions gig=............ No Im overmy head here. What I can tell you is that you optus wireless is running faster then my dial up connection. 56k is the max of what a dial up moden will run at. when you say optus wireless did you get one of those USB modems that a few companies have out atm. I was looking into it but my 3year old daughter thought it would be amusing to take the brochures out of my pocket and leave them at her granmas
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Joogie
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Posted - 10 Jul 2008 : 1:18:07 PM
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| 56kilabytes a second download is dial up speed, 20megabytes a second is the optus and teltra highspeed adsl speed. mean friggen fast haha. i dont no much either, i just no i dont like to wait more than a few seconds for my page to load so i told them to give me some fast ass net :P |
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Posted - 22 Jul 2008 : 12:31:36 PM
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| OK so ive went to the telstra store the other weekend and got me self the telstra big pond. There coming to install it this weekend hopefully ill be happy with it then this wireless optus im using |
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nodg
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Posted - 22 Jul 2008 : 1:40:17 PM
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im on a 40 dollar a month wireless plan through vodafone (5 gig a month) it works during the day but at night it keeps disconnecting itself and carries on for hours sometimes, if that happens for more than 1 night i get ****ty and phone them up and ask for my month for free as im not gettign what i paid for.
By the sounds of things, ALL wireless service providers are like this. |
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shadowsofdusk
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Posted - 22 Jul 2008 : 2:26:57 PM
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yeah wireless is a bit touch and go...
best to get a wired adsl2 - you can get great speeds on those and its not too dear if you sign up with a contract - 20g+ a month for around $60. Just make sure you get the plan where if you go over the doownload limit it shapes your connection. If they charge you then its a trap...
check out www.whirlpool.net.au - they have a good little utility on there where you put in what sort of service you want and it brings up all the suitable ISPs - freakin awesome really.
Me - i heard IInet and tpg aren't too bad - IInet is the fastest around but a bit pricey and TPG is probably best value for money.
I just use my work's connection cause i will be moving to melb soon to join the forces, so i didnt want to sign a contract as i'll be on base for pretty much all of next year. |
"When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did. In his sleep. Not screaming, like the passengers in his car" |
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Posted - 22 Jul 2008 : 3:48:27 PM
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Originally posted by shadowsofdusk
yeah wireless is a bit touch and go...
best to get a wired adsl2 - you can get great speeds on those and its not too dear if you sign up with a contract - 20g+ a month for around $60. Just make sure you get the plan where if you go over the doownload limit it shapes your connection. If they charge you then its a trap...
check out www.whirlpool.net.au - they have a good little utility on there where you put in what sort of service you want and it brings up all the suitable ISPs - freakin awesome really.
lol shadow ummm.... *scratches head* i didnt get hallf a thing u said lol... Oh well hopefully this one i get wont disconnect as much as the on im using
Me - i heard IInet and tpg aren't too bad - IInet is the fastest around but a bit pricey and TPG is probably best value for money.
I just use my work's connection cause i will be moving to melb soon to join the forces, so i didnt want to sign a contract as i'll be on base for pretty much all of next year.
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shadowsofdusk
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Posted - 22 Jul 2008 : 5:22:47 PM
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| oh well :-) good luck anyways |
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shadowsofdusk
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Posted - 22 Jul 2008 : 5:26:01 PM
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| if you can afford it and you haven't signed up to a contract already - ask around if you can get cable. Its the fastest around - should be able to download a full dvd in a couple of hours (or less) |
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trizo
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Posted - 22 Jul 2008 : 7:05:06 PM
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I got normal asdl and can down load a movie in about 2hrs
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Posted - 22 Jul 2008 : 7:10:10 PM
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| so cable internet does that mean i can watch cable tv aswell? Also with that downloading movie thing cos id love to be able to watch underbelly. ANYWAYS how much thingos will i waste on downloading a movie till the thingo goes slow? |
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trizo
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Posted - 22 Jul 2008 : 8:13:44 PM
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u can get upto 80gb of down loads with telstra
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shadowsofdusk
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Posted - 23 Jul 2008 : 10:33:32 AM
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no it doesn't mean you can watch cable tv but if you have a cable tv already it is cheaper to set up. its about 200mb per second. which basically an average movie is about 4500mb if thats any indication to how fast it is. so my earlier estimate of a few hours is waaay out. Adsl and wireless speeds are dependant on how close you are to the tower that puts out the signal. the further you are the slower it gets sort of thing. an average adsl speed is about. compared to cable, ADSL is less likely to maintain a constant speed. cable does have its problems too¨C a fast connection can exist in theory but you are sharing bandwidth with your neighbourhood and therefore speed is affected. Wireless broadband is subject to interference from devices such as cordless phones, fish tanks, microwaves, air compressors - the list goes on.... (which is probably why you were dropping out)
whatever you go should be an improvement as wireless can be a bit of a B45T4RD. Some people don't have many prblems but i guess it depends on how strong the signal is where they are.
lol - If it's a weak signal then you could be copping intereference from the neighbors cat *jk* |
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Posted - 23 Jul 2008 : 11:47:18 AM
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| yeah I agree with ya there, mind you I have 3 puters in my house all networked and dont have any trouble with connection speed, and I run some fairly big prgrams at once and never had any drama if anything I freeze up on 1 puter for lack of ram! |
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shadowsofdusk
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Posted - 23 Jul 2008 : 2:22:27 PM
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| lol - never let a computer know you're in a hurry! |
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shadowsofdusk
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Posted - 23 Jul 2008 : 2:36:00 PM
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heres some funnies...
Accurate definitions of computer terms
State-of-the-art: Any computer you can't afford.
Obsolete: Any computer you own.
Microsecond: The time it takes for your state-of-the-art computer to become obsolete.
G4: Apple's new Macs that make you say, "Gee, it's four times faster than the computer I bought for the same price a microsecond ago."
Syntax Error: Walking into a computer store and saying, "Hi, I want to buy a computer and money is no object."
Hard Drive: The sales technique employed by computer salesmen, especially after a Syntax Error.
GUI (pronounced "gooey"): What your computer becomes after spilling your coke on it.
Keyboard: The standard way to generate computer errors.
Mouse: An advanced input device to make computer errors easier to generate.
Floppy: The state of your wallet after purchasing a computer.
Laptop Computer: A device invented to force businessmen to work at home, on vacation, and on business trips.
Disk Crash: A typical computer response to any critical deadline.
System Update: A quick method of trashing ALL of your software.
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trizo
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Posted - 23 Jul 2008 : 2:52:33 PM
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| lmao so true! |
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Posted - 23 Jul 2008 : 4:25:07 PM
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| ok ok im lost lol oh well so all n all telstra is good?:) |
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shadowsofdusk
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Posted - 23 Jul 2008 : 4:29:58 PM
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yeah telstra is pretty good - if you have home phone and mobile plans with them you can get some pretty awesome deals on internet
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"When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did. In his sleep. Not screaming, like the passengers in his car" |
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Posted - 24 Jul 2008 : 07:42:54 AM
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hi guys i thought i might clear up how its measered there is 8 bits in 1 byte 1000 bytes = 1 kilobyte 1000 kilobites = 1 meg 1000meg = 1 gig and so on now internet conections are in KB or kilobytes so a 56kb per second conection should download 1 meg in aprox 20 seconds this all depends on your phoneline how old it is and how far you are from were the information is being downloaded from.
adsl as we know is faster but still has its limitations depending again on phoneline age and distance from the exchange some speeds you may have seen are 256kb 512kb 1012 so the higher the number the faster the conection
just remember when looking at internet conections telstra still owns it all thay just rent it to the other providers so there all farly much on par except for the price shop around for a good price at the speed you want ( im with telstra but im going back to netspace as telstra is too high for the usage i use) that is the other thing when looking at adsl or cable dont forget to look at the download limit on your plan there are a fue ways thay do it 1 is to charge you per Meg for every meg you are over your limit the other is to cut back or trim your speed so you will go down to dial up speeds till the end of the month
ok ill shut up now hope this helps a bit lol
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Posted - 27 Jul 2008 : 7:29:37 PM
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| lmao thats what the brochure sez ! |
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Posted - 02 Aug 2008 : 11:51:48 PM
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| OKIE YESSSSSS i got me new internet provider now which is telstra big pond and i can say i got a big smile on my face foreva weneva i log onto here. It hasnt disconnected on me since ive had it. Doesnt take long to watch youtube n all those vids. Ohhh life is sweet on the internet. But im not sure how many meg or wateva i got butt all i know is im so so happy on the net now. |
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trizo
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Posted - 03 Aug 2008 : 11:47:47 AM
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| you can c your plan by logging into bigpond and you can even chane your plan and net speed from there! |
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